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Issue 2 | December 2016

Sammie's Experience

C H A P T E RU P D A T E S

2016 Fall highlights

R U N F O RO F F I C E

Phi Theta Kappa-Carolinas Region

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R E G I O N A LE V E N T S What's Next?

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C A R O L I N A C R I E R 1

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promote the service project for their year in office

Build on your public speaking skillsdelivering speeches (part of

election process and opportunities if elected), hosting workshops (if

elected)

Campaigning for office will strengthen your social skills, gives you

experience, and builds your self confidenceno matter the outcome

Opportunities for travel

Encourage members to get involved in Phi Theta Kappa programs

like Competitive Edge

Resume worthy

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and application deadlines. Then, go for it! You have everything to gain!

My Regional OfficerExperience


Samantha Aviles, VP of NC

When I first decided to runfor regional office, I wasterrified. I didn't know

whether I could even liveup to what the positionentailed. Being a leaderfor the region? Public

speaking? Me? ThankfullyI pushed aside my doubtsand dove in head first.

The campaigning processwas stressful, but really

fun.After being elected I gotbetter acquainted with myfellow ROs, and almostinstantly made some ofmy newest lifelong

friends. Unfortunately wehave had some roadbumps, but your 2016

2017 regional officer teampushed through it all.

On a personal level, Ihave met some amazingpeople and made lifelongmemories this year. Iknow that if I wouldn't

have faced my fears andran, I would have missedout on all of that. Youhave all made this year

the best year I could haveever imagined.

I want to thank you all forbeing my friends, myfamily, my inspirationwhen I felt like I was

sinking. I will never forgetmy time as VP of NorthCarolina and all the

position, and every one ofyou, have done to enrich

my life.

OUR HIA PROJECTON CAMPUS

BY MIKE MILLS , ALPHA ETA KAPPA CHAPTERPRES IDENT

On Thursday, November 17, the Alpha

Eta Kappa chapter at Midlands

Technical College in Columbia, SC,

hosted a seminar on behalf of

Lighthouse for Life. Lighthouse for Life

is a nonprofit organization which

focuses on helping survivors of human

trafficking in our area.

The seminar was a great success, with over

30 people learning about the signs of

trafficking and what can be done to

prevent it and hopefully end it. The chapter

is still raising funds for Lighthouse for Life.

They are in the process of finishing a home

built for survivors who are making the

transition to everyday life.



Beta Nu Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappaat Pitt Community College

Our Honors in Action Project

The Beta Nu Upsilon chapter of PTKat Pitt Community College Honors inAction project this year promoted

awareness for voter registration andilliteracy. Our honors programrevolved around the Rights andResponsibilities in the Honors

Program Guide. The idea of voterregistration/ voter awareness goeshand in hand with American rights

and responsibilities. A mainconsideration for this theme was thelow amount of voter informationavailable, and the statistics we

gathered on illiteracy rates in ourarea. Our community had an illiteracyrate more than twice as high as thenational average. We threw around acouple different ideas: a toleranceweek, seminar series, readingpartnership with the library, and

reading days at a nursing home. Ourchapter decided that an informingevent on illiteracy and voting and

issues facing voters was anappropriate answer to the questionsraised by the theme. The objectivewas to inform the potential voters onthe process of voting, illiteracy, andalso to register potential voters.

We partnered with other PittCommunity College clubs, and somenonPCC affiliated organizations:

Gamma Beta Phi of PCC, Next Levelof PCC, the North Carolina Board ofElections, and Pitt County literacyvolunteers. Elizabeth Chilcoat, andShara Chilcoat were in charge of theresearch. We had multiple memberstake part in the event, from planningto hosting. The members involvedwith the event were Monica, Kurt,

Angel, Daniel, and Chria.PTK members were taught to

network by finding oncampus andoffcampus emails to collaborate withspecial guests. A brief session washeld to teach members how to fill outvoter registration forms, how to findone’s ballot, and the special careneeded to register a voter. The Pitt

Community College Honors in Actionproject promoted awareness for

voter registration and illiteracy. (Weprovided books, paper, pencils, and

other supplies to the literacyvolunteers). There were

approximately 110 attendees and weregistered 13 voters. They wereinformed on literacy and differentissues on campus by multiple

different groups.


Fall 2016 at Beta Sigma PhiBy Rogelio Salvador, Chapter President

This has been such an excitingfall semester for the Beta SigmaPhi chapter! Our work on theHonors in Action, College, andRegional projects have helpedstrengthen our relations with thecommunity at Central CarolinaCommunity College. For theHonors in Action project, our

chapter has focused onrenewable energy and the

impacts that it can have towardssociety. In an attempt to raiseawareness about renewable

energy, our chapter has inviteda guest from the Central ElectricMembership Cooperative tospeak to us all about thisemerging technology.

For the College Project, ourchapter has decided to giveback to the faculty at our

campus for all of their hard workby providing them with goodiebags, composed of candy and

keychains that were all made byour chapter.

For the Regional Purse Project,our chapter held a donationdrive and were able to collectmany purses and items that will

all be donated to the localHaven in Sanford, NC, which

provides services for victims ofabuse and violence. The

donations will be given to theHaven a week prior toThanksgiving Day.

We held a small informalinduction ceremony on October

28th. The first week ofDecember, we will once again

participate in the annualChristmas Tree Lighting atCCCC helping children makechristmas cards for their

parents. These activities are allin addition to attending theregional Honors Institute at

Mars Hill University in July andthe Regional LeadershipConference at DavidsonCommunity College in

November. The excitementcontinues as the semester endsbecause our chapter has plansof continuing to be active in ourschool and community for theupcoming spring semester!






Go Alpha Chi Sigma!as well as our Keynote

Speaker Melissa Singler, theVP for Academic Affairs andWorkforce Development. We are delighted to haveour new members and we

look forward to enjoying to allthe shared opportunities that

they bring with them.After months of planning,Alpha Chi Sigma held a

vigorous debate on the 3rd ofNovember. Our topic ofdiscussion was the UnitedStates’ role as a global

policing power, including therights and responsibilities

inherent in that role. We werepleased to have the supportof Gregory Arey, CFCC’sSocial and Behavioral

Sciences Department Chair,as well as several otherfaculty members from avariety of disciplines. Thedebate was an enlighteningopportunity to hear different

perspectives on acontroversial subject,

including the thoughts ofsome of our student veterans.

Alpha Chi Sigma Chapter ofCape Fear CommunityCollege has continuously

endeavored to set the bar forexcellence and achievementthis Fall. During the thirdweek of September, our

school celebrated Phi ThetaKappa week to increase ourvisibility and promote ourchapter. During this time,

students who became eligiblefor Phi Theta Kappa were

“tapped” in class by supportingfaculty. The friendly faces ofour officers manned a booth in

an area of high trafficthroughout the week to

provide our student body withinformation regarding our

chapter and Phi Theta Kappaas a whole.

On the last Friday of October,Alpha Chi Sigma Chapter was

proud to induct 50 newmembers during anexceptionally moving

ceremony. We were honoredto have the support of Dr.Amanda Lee, President ofCape Fear Community

College,


Go Alpha Chi Sigma!

Over the next few weeks, welook forward to engaging insome creative fundraisingactivities during the Annual

Riverfest in HistoricDowntown Wilmington, NC. We will also be serving ourcommunity by volunteeringwith the Salvation Armyduring their ThanksgivingDrive, and we plan to enjoy

some muchneededfellowship during our holiday

party!

During the first weekend ofNovember, 100% of the Alpha

Chi Sigma officer teamattended the Regional

Leadership Conference as oneof the Host Chapters. Severalof our officers and our chapter

advisor lead workshopsthroughout the weekend. Itwas a pleasure to be able toreunite with our colleaguesand friends from around theCarolinas Region while

enriching our leadership skills.


Updates from Wake TechnicalCommunity College

The Officers and members ofWake Technical CommunityCollege’s chapter of PhiTheta Kappa, Beta AlphaZeta, have been very busy!We’ve had many activitiesalready this fall semester.During awareness week, wepromoted PTK by displayinga booth at Facts and Snackson campus, where studentscould come and learn moreabout our chapter. At thisevent, members wore ournewly designed PTKBAZ tshirts and buttons to raise ourvisibility on campus. We alsoheld a successful KrispyKreme fundraiser duringawareness week as well.

Our BAZ family has beenhard at work and dedicated tothis year’s goal of becominga fivestar chapter. We havecontinued to work on both ourcollege and Honors in Actionprojects. We have pickedsubjects that we are bothenthusiastic about and thatare challenging as well. Weare excited to share theseprojects with our PTK familywhen they are completed.



We have continued toincrease our chapter’sinvolvement and visibilityboth on campus and in the

community. We hadoverwhelming participationfor The Purse Project thatwas held on all of our

campuses. The Purse Projectwas our Regional projectwhere we collected gentlyused purses and bags,toiletries and other useful

items to then be donated to alocal women’s shelter. Theinterest was so high that weeven extended our deadlinetwo weeks! We continue tocare for a local lake trail herein Raleigh. BAZ partneredwith the AdoptATrail

program last year and hassince been proud to call thissection of trail our own. It is a

great opportunity formembers to fellowship withone another while also givingback to our community.

PTKBAZ held our newmember orientations in

October. We were happy tosee the excitement that ournew members showed andtheir interest in becomingactive members of ourchapter. Our InductionCeremony was held inNovember and it was a

wonderful event as always. The members and their

families were very proud oftheir accomplishments andenjoyed learning more aboutPTK. We are excited tocontinue sharing the

wonderful things that PTKBAZ has to offer with ourmembers, fellow students

and our community!



Stuffing Trucks andWarming Hearts


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Members of Alpha AlphaIota at York TechnicalCollege in Rock Hill, SCshowed up and showedout for our “Stuff the

Truck” event. The eventwas to collect items forthe Carolina’s Region

Purse Project.

Members collectedpurses and personal

items all day from otherchapter members as wellas from the student body,the York Tech faculty andstaff, and individuals from

the community.

Alpha Alpha Iota

C A R O L I N A C R I E R

Alpha Alpha Iota

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Stuffing Trucks andWarming Hearts

Our goal was to fill thebed of a Ford F150 pickup truck. While the bed ofthe truck was not overflowing at the end of theday, the event was anincredible success.

People showed up withtrunks full of donations.Students who did noteven know about the

event prior to seeing us inthe parking lot left andcame back with items

they purchased in order tobe able to contribute. Themajority of the bed wasfilled and later donated atthe Honors Institute in

Mars Hill, NC.

However, the greatersuccess was not theamount of collected

donations. The successwas hearing so manypeople’s testimonies ofperseverance. Donorstold about having beenhomeless and escapingabusive situations. The

experience washeartening and humblingfor the chapter memberswho were receiving thedonations. Alpha AlphaIota was honored toaccept donations from

such amazing people andto be able offer small

comforts to the clients ofthe Purse Project.

Alpha Phi Nu Working Hard

C A R O L I N A C R I E R

The Alpha Phi Nu chapter hasbeen hard at work on severalprojects over the past severalmonths. From our 99th chapteranniversary celebration, to ourboth our College Project andHIA project, it has been one

heck of a ride so far. The teamhas been meshing really well

and we’ve gotten a lotaccomplished.

On the trip back fromNerdNation, the idea was

pitched to coordinate with the99th Brewery for our 99th

anniversary. Randy Riggs, afarmer, donated a pig and

several others donated time tohelp out. Alpha Phi Nu had asolid group turnout with our

officer team, several members,advisors, alumni, and even oneof our honorary members. Itseemed like everyone had ablast. The event was so

successful, that we are alreadyplanning our 100th anniversary

event.

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Group 1's Experience Duringthe Leadership Conference


Carolinas RegionLeadership Conferencewas held at DavidsonCounty CommunityCollege in Lexington,North Carolina last

November 11 13, 2016.This conference was

about learning how to doan Honors in Action (HIA)

Project as well as aCollege Project in one

day. On Friday night, DanHoughtaling, gave a

lecture about leadership.Afterwards, the Carolinasregion was divided intogroups and did a teambuilding exercise. OnSaturday, the fun and

learning began.

Group 1 Team Members with their Team Leader



This year’s Honors in Actiontopic is How the World Works:Global Perspectives. Group 1

had Theme 1: Myth andReality. All members in groupone never experienced writinga HIA Project or a CollegeProject before, so after

introductions and explainingthe process of the activity,

team members were split intotwo groups. They started

brainstorming ideas for theirHIA project and Collegeproject respectively. Whileeach group were discussingtheir plans about the projects,Heather Dougherty was in

charge of their calendar. Shehad to coordinate with bothgroups, so that the calendarhad the same dates andevents in their write ups.

The HIA Group were off to agood start. Everyone seemedto be interested in one topic.Each member had a specificjob to do. The team leader ofHIA Group, Jennifer Liebelt,made sure their group wasorganized. Meanwhile, theCollege Project Group hadsome trouble on decidingwhat their college project

should be about. The CollegeProject Leader, Noel

Martinez, spoke with JobelBarcoma who is the Group

Leader of Group 1 and SarahShannon Mohamed who isan alumna. Afterwards, theirgroup was back on track. ThePresident of the mock chapterwas Gary Kellum. He was incharge of making sure thateveryone was doing theirpart. Their goal was to be a

FiveStar Chapter.



In the end, each groupfinished their write ups on

time. As the Group Leader ofGroup 1, I would like to saythat I am very proud of mygroup. It was their first timemaking a HIA Project and

College Project, but I saw theteamwork, leadership, and the

drive to be a FiveStarChapter. I asked somemembers about their

experience and here’s whatthey say:

Heather Dougherty (InChargeof Calendar): “My experiencewas awesome since it was myfirst HIA class. I learned howimportant it is to have a

secured calendar and to makesure you have all yourinformation on it so that

everyone in the chapter willknow what's going on.”Noel Martinez (College

Project Group Leader): “I hada great experience. My teamhad great chemistry and weall seemed to easily agree onmost topics. I would definitelywork with the same groupagain. I learned many thingsduring the practice college

and HIA project, but the mostimportant thing that I learned

was how to go about inpreparing the write ups and

how they are graded.”

Gary Kellum (President): “I'dsay it was a unique

perspective. It also was aneyeopening experience towhat chapter presidents

actually should do. If I learnedany one thing, I'd say it's thatthe chapter president needsto split time evenly between

both projects to betterunderstand the chapter's

progress in both.”



Group 1 working together on their HIA and college project

RCC Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Inducts 69New Members


Beta Theta Rho, the local Five Star

Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at

Randolph Community College,

welcomed 69 new members during

its Fall Induction Ceremony on

Saturday, November 5, in the R.

Alton Cox Learning Resources

Center auditorium on the Asheboro

Campus.

Zeno Phu, Beta Theta Rho

treasurer, led the Pledge of

Allegiance while Lilith Ward,

secretary, presented the invocation.

Clark Adams, RCC

English/Communication instructor

and one of the chapter advisors,

welcomed the crowd and explained

the mission and purpose of Phi

Theta Kappa, noting the four

hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa:

leadership, fellowship, scholarship,

and service.

“Each one of you has gone over and

above what has been required of

you here at RCC” Adams told

students. “You set the standard for

other students to follow and we’re

proud of you.” In his welcome

message, Adams recognized

college employees, administration,

other Phi Theta Kappa advisors for

their support.

Wendell Haselden, an RCC and Phi

Theta Kappa alumnus, was the

alumni speaker. He attended RCC

from 2009 to 2010 where he

became a member of the college’s

chapter of Phi Theta Kappa in

Spring 2010. He received his

Associate in Applied Science

degree in Funeral Service

Education in 2012 from Fayetteville

Technical Community College, a

collaborative program with

Randolph Community College.

Haselden resides in Lexington,

North Carolina and is a licensed

funeral director and embalmer at

Davidson Funeral Home of

Lexington.

In his address, he explained how

after he was laidoff from his job of

over 30 years, he attended RCC

and received a first class education

where he received assistance from

his instructors and developed as a

student. Haselden encouraged the

new inductees to have a positive

attitude, stay focused, and express

gratitude. “Does this choice of

lifestyle sound like a person an

employer would like to hire? A

happy person, a positive person, a

focused person, a committed and

confident person, a healthy

person?” Haselden asked.

Written by Nicholas LaPlant, Phi Theta Kappa PublicRelations Officer



The keynote speaker was Dr. Robert

S. Shackleford Jr., president of

Randolph Community College.

Shackleford spoke to students about

the importance of hard work by

referencing an interview with the

famous UCLA basketball coach

John Wooden. In the interview,

Wooden was asked who his favorite

player he ever coached was to

which Wooden gave a surprising

answer. It was not the famous

Kareem AbdulJabbar or Bill Walton,

but it instead was Curtis Rowe.

Shackleford explained that

according to Wooden, it was not the

number of points that his players

scored, or the number of rebounds

the players had, but it was how hard

they worked that made the

difference. Shackleford expressed to

the new members how hard work

and dedication leads to success.

Next came a special presentation by

the Director of Transfer Recruitment

and Special Events for Salem

College, Ms. Jennifer Chapman, and

the Admissions and Enrollment

Coordinator/Academic Advisor for

Salem College, Ms. Anne Donovan.

Each new Phi Theta Kappa member

was presented with a special

scholarship letter and certificate from

Salem College, exclusively for Phi

Theta Kappa members.

Suzanne Rohrbaugh, vice president

of instructional services, presided

over the ceremony and inducted the

new members. Student officers of

the local chapter played key roles in

the ceremony. Jahmina Ollison,

president, told the audience about

the significance of the carnation as a

symbol of Phi Theta Kappa and led

the new inductees in the Phi Theta

Kappa pledge. Taylor Maness, the

vice president, handed out the

carnations to the inductees, while

Nicholas LaPlant, the public

relations officer, was in charge of

the membership book. Phi Theta

Kappa members Joshua Castro and

Cason Conder served as ushers.

Students and their guests were

invited to enjoy light refreshments

and fellowship provided by Phi

Theta Kappa advisor Melissa

Earliwine in the Armadillo Cafe

following the induction. Waymon

Martin (department head, Business

Administration) and Dorothy Hans

(English/Reading instructor) are also

Phi Theta Kappa advisors.




Established in 1918, Phi Theta

Kappa is the only international honor

society serving twoyear institutions.

It recognizes the academic

achievement and integrity of

students enrolled in associate

degree programs. Students who are

invited to join Phi Theta Kappa must

have completed 12 credit hours and

must possess a grade point average

of 3.5 or higher.

Beta Theta Rho, Randolph

Community College’s chapter, was

chartered on November 1, 1999 and

over 3,300 students have been

inducted in the past 17 years. RCC’s

chapter has maintained Five Star

status for 13 consecutive years. The

Five Star status recognizes chapters

that have met a higher standard of

quality programming and have

completed every requirement set

forth by Phi Theta Kappa to reach

the highest star level.




Students (identified by hometowns) whowere inducted on November 5 include

the following:

Archdale: Grace Davis Harrell,Davindra Rammani

Asheboro: Gabriel Arellano, ElizabethAviles Hernandez, Lauren ChristineBaugh, Samantha Marie Capers,Sandra Frye Collinson, Macy LaneDaniel, Tiffany Jordan Dunn, Leslie

Alondra Estrada, Jason Albert Eubanks,Seth Andrew Gibson, Amanda LynnHall, Ashley Nicole Hancock, MeganRenee Hardin, Cassandra Reid Hicks,Char L. Holsworth, James SteinreedJones, Tammy Lynn Jones, KayleeAddison Lineberry, Laramie LucasLipman, Sabrina Selena MichelleLucas, Jennifer Anne Mraz, RobertOsler Norton, Rachel Christine

Osborne, Sandra Cristina RamirezSaldana, Paul Douglas Sanders, Jr.,Ashley Lane Shackleford, Bridget ToriSwaney, Molly Ann Teel, Amiya Ja’lyn

Terry, Trew Barrett WilliamsonDenton: Alexandria Lynne Caison,Anna Wilson Hedrick, Cynthia Creed

Hunt


Eagle Springs: Bryant Timothy WestEast Bend: Richard Benton Whittington,

Jr.Franklinville: Hayley Alyssa ColeLexington: Haley Lynette ParrishLiberty: Dennie Faye Hill, BrooklynJoelle Langley, Kayla Mariah Martin,

Cindy TinocoPerezPleasant Garden: Lisa Kay BrownRamseur: Brian Campos Vasquez,

Patricia Hunt Craven, Santiago TzintzunPerez, Lydia Ann Siler

Randleman: Luke Daniel David Bailey,Robin Lamb Carter, Olesia Leonna

Headen, Sielinda Brynne Highfill, ErnestDean Nicholson, Evan Eugene

Strickland, Jr., Carolyn Gayle WhiteSeagrove: Mildred Ann Lundy, Camille

Alexandra SmithSophia: Lauren Madison McHenry

Staley: Sierra Faith PriceStar: Brianna Nicole Coble, Erin Kristen

ManessThomasville: James Larry Johnson,Jason Tiler Martin, Felicia Ann Tolani,

Sherry Ann UnderwoodTrinity: Nicholas Ryan Jarrett, MirandaRenee Lowe, Jackie McDowell, Kaitlin

Marie Smith

Holiday Service ProjectIdeas


Tis' the season to be jolly! Here are some serviceproject ideas for the holiday season:

Offer a gift wrapping service & donate the money to a local charityDonate gently used stuffed animals to a local firehouse, police station,orhospital for children Organize a coat collectioncontact your local shelter to find out what sizesare needed Contact a tree farm about donating Christmas trees to nursing homes,hospitals, or families that cannot afford them Volunteer at a local nursing homeVolunteer at a soup kitchen

March 1012, 2017

Carolinas Regional Convention

DoubleTree by Hilton, Durham, NC

*Please refer to the Carolinas Region

Website for a complete list of dates and

deadlines

www.carolinasregion.org

Upcoming Regional Events


Carolina CrierEditorinchief Angela Jackson

Phi Theta KappaCarolinas Region

Carolina Crier is published by the Regional Secretary

Angela Jackson, 20162017

www.carolinasregion.org

EDITORIAL OFFICE

Special Thanks To: Jobel, & Sammie, Regional OfficersJohn Sharpe, Regional CoordinatorBeth Carraway, Associate Regional

CoordinatorAll Chapters that submitted articles,

and YOU, for reading!

*If you would like to have an article published in the next Carolinas RegionNewsletter please send your articles

via email as a Word attachment to the Regional Secretary, Angela Jacksonat [email protected]

and to the Regional Coordinator, John Sharpe at [email protected].

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